TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

[Anya B]

Invite to Spring Scheme AC for NRF - I nearly deleted the email after reading 'unfortunately'...

 

[Veep9]

Invite to Spring Scheme AC for NRF - I nearly deleted the email after reading 'unfortunately'...

Congratulations! I thought NRF was non rolling?

 

[jennifer]

Invite to Spring Scheme AC for NRF - I nearly deleted the email after reading 'unfortunately'...

When did you apple and was there a WG test?

 

[Anya B]

Congratulations! I thought NRF was non rolling?

When did you apple and was there a WG test?

Ah sorry I should've said - I applied for WVS and had telephone interview last week, so rather than getting an AC for the WVS they asked if I would take one for the Spring scheme

 

[jfkt1205]

Just got Latham AC. Anyone have any advice? Cheers

 

[GXA123]

Just got Latham AC. Anyone have any advice? Cheers

congrats! is this for winter?

 

[AAA_a]

Has anyone heard from Shearman or L&W?

Got LW Video Interview last Monday and completed last Friday. Nothing from Shearman

 

[AAA_a]

Just got Latham AC. Anyone have any advice? Cheers

Congrats may I ask when did you do your VI?

 

[lila122]

Try to keep it to the point, while being polite but not too eager. Thank them for the experience of interviewing with the firm, mentioning anything that you appreciated/stood out to you about the process and providing the details they've asked for.

thank you. They haven’t asked for these details, i just left out this info on the application form, is it still worth sending ?

 

[AspiringTrainee]

Does anyone know if W&C's AC is online or in-person this year?

Virtually

 

[jfkt1205]

Congrats may I ask when did you do your VI?

yesterday afternoon

 

[jfkt1205]

congrats! is this for winter?

yep

 

[anxiouslawyer]

Applied for Hogan Lovells summer vac 3 weeks ago and heard nothing yet (no WG link or anything), do they only send those out after the deadline?

Same with Bird and Bird, been more than 2 weeks since I did the WG test.

 

[m2001]

For the A&O question: Please describe the key learnings/skills you’ve gained through work experience, positions of responsibility, personal experience or extracurricular activities (250 words). How many skills would people recommend doing? Is it best to apply specific examples using STAR type structure or write very briefly about 3/4 skills and more descriptive?

 

[GXA123]

Applied for Hogan Lovells summer vac 3 weeks ago and heard nothing yet (no WG link or anything), do they only send those out after the deadline?

Same with Bird and Bird, been more than 2 weeks since I did the WG test.

I contacted HL GR they said they will send them by late November

 

[Asil Ahmad]

Try to keep it to the point, while being polite but not too eager. Thank them for the experience of interviewing with the firm, mentioning anything that you appreciated/stood out to you about the process and providing the details they've asked for.

Thank you very much for this it is really helpful.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

thank you. They haven’t asked for these details, i just left out this info on the application form, is it still worth sending ?

If you were asked to provide this information on the application form but didn't, then include it in your thank you. Something as short as “Should you require details of my referees, please see the below as I did not include these in my application at the time of submitting”

 

[Cantab_95]

Still haven’t heard anything from Stephenson Harwood, Latham & Watkins, White & Case and Travers Smith for Winter VS. So confused, not even a test invite …bizarre

 

[AspiringTrainee]

Has anyone heard from White & Case post interview/AC? They told me it would be by the end of last week…

 

[Cantab_95]

Still haven’t heard anything from Stephenson Harwood, Latham & Watkins, White & Case and Travers Smith for Winter VS. So confused, not even a test invite …bizarre

Not sure if I should just assume bad news given how many people have had ACs by now